Closed Chain

Definition: Closed Chain

Closed Chain

Noun

1. (chemistry) a chain of atoms in a molecule that forms a closed loop.

Synonym: Closed Chain

Synonym: ring (n). (additional references)

Antonym: open chain (n). (additional references)

Crosswords: Closed Chain

English words defined with "closed chain": benzene formula, benzene nucleus, benzene ring ♦ Kekule formula ♦ Open chain ♦ ring ♦ shackle. (references)

Specialty definitions using "closed chain": DNA, Single-Stranded. (references)

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-c-c-d-e-h-i-l-n-o-s"
	-1 letter: cochineals.
	-2 letters: cochineal.
	-3 letters: adhesion, alnicoes, anechoic, calcined, calcines, caliches, calicoes, celadons, chalcids, chaliced, chalices, chalones, chancels, cheloids, chicaned, chicanes, chicanos, cholines, clinched, clinches, coalshed, cocaines, cochleas, codeinas, conceals, conchies, diocesan, echidnas, ecocidal, hedonics, helicons, inclosed, scenical.
	-4 letters: acinose, acnodes, alnicos, anisole, calcine, calends, calices, caliche, calicos, cancels, candies, candles, celadon, celiacs, celosia, chained.
	Words containing the letters "a-c-c-d-e-h-i-l-n-o-s"
	+1 letter: chalcedonies.
	+2 letters: chalcogenides, synecdochical.
	+4 letters: synecdochically.
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